A eae 


ON VIEW DAY AND EVENING 
AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES 


MADISON SQUARE SOUTH, NEW YORK | 


FROM FRIDAY, JANUARY 12rn, 1906 
UNTIL THE DAY OF SALE, INCLUSIVE 


THE ART COLLECTION FORMED BY THE LATE 


HEBER R. BISHOP 


EXECUTORS’ UNRESTRICTED 
PUBLIC SALE 


AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES 


ON THE AFTERNOONS OF JANUARY 177TH 


18TH, 19TH, 20TH, 22ND, 28RD, 24TH, 25TH, 26TH, AND 


27TH, AND EVENINGS OF JANUARY 
; 22ND AND 28RD 
AND 


AT MENDELSSOHN HALL 
ON. THE 
EVENING OF FRIDAY, JANUARY 19TH 


CATALOGUE 


OF 


THE ART COLLECTION 


FORMED BY THE LATE 


HEBER R. BISHOP 


NEW YORK 


EDITED. BY THOMAS E. KIRBY 


THE ENTIRE COLLECTION TO BE SOLD AT UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC SALE 
BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS, BEGINNING JANUARY 17TH, 1906 
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF 


THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION 
NEW YORK 
1906 


rere 


ORDER OF SALE 
EVENING SESSIONS 


ON FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19rx, 1906 


AT MENDELSSOHN HALL, Fortieth Street, East of Broadway, beginning 
promptly at 8.15 o’clock. THE VALUABLE PAINTINGS, Catalogue Nos. 
1 to 86 inclusive. 


MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22np 


AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES, Madison Square South, promptly 
at 8 o’clock, ANTIQUE JAPANESE AND CHINESE KAKEMONOS 
AND PANELS. Catalogue Nos. 2725 to 2879 inclusive. 


TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23rp 


AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES, Madison Square South, promptly 
at 8 o'clock, ANTIQUE JAPANESE AND CHINESE BOOKS AND 
EUROPEAN ETCHINGS AND ENGRAVINGS. Catalogue Nos. 2880 to 
3007 inclusive. 


AFTERNOON SESSIONS 


WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 171TH 


AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES, promptly at 2.30 o’clock. JAP- 
ANESE SWORD GUARDS (TSUBA), KNIFE HANDLES, SWORD 
MOUNTS AND CABINET COLLECTIONS OF EXTRAORDINARY EX- 
AMPLES OF METAL WORK. Catalogue Nos. 1 to 274 inclusive. 


THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 18rx 


AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES, at 2.30 o’clock. IMPORTANT 
JAPANESE AND EUROPEAN IVORY CARVINGS, IVORY AND 
WOOD NETSUKES. Catalogue Nos. 275 to 550 inclusive. 


FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 197TH 


AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES, beginning promptly at 2.30 
o'clock. CHINESE JADE, GLASS, ANTIQUE JAPANESE TOBACCO 
POUCHES, PIPES AND PIPE CASES AND MISCELLANEOUS CABI- 
NET OBJECTS. Catalogue Nos. 551 to 831 inclusive. 


SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 20rH 


AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES, Madison Square South, begin- 
ning promptly at 2.30 o’clock, BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE CHINESE POR- 


CELAINS, DECORATED BLUE AND WHITE SOFT PASTH AND 


CELADON SPECIMENS. Catalogue Nos. 832 to 1111 inclusive. 


MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 22np 


AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES, beginning promptly at 2.30 
o'clock, SUPERB JAPANESE LACQUERS AND INROS. Catalogue 
Nos. 1112 to 1408 inclusive. 


TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 23rp 


AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES, beginning promptly at 2.30 
o'clock, BOWLS, ANTIQUE SUPERB JAPANESE 1 AND 
INROS. Catalogue Nos. 1409 to 1664 inclusive. 


WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 247H 


AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES, beginning promptly at 2.30 
o'clock... VERY FINE ANTIQUE CHINESE AND JAPANESE 
BRONZES. Catalogue Nos. 1665 to 1935 inclusive. 


THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 257H 


AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES, beginning promptly at_ 2.30 
o'clock, REMARKABLE ANTIQUE CHINESE AND JAPANESE 
BRONZES and ARTICULATED IRON WORK, ANTIQUE CLOISONNE 
ENAMELS AND CHAMPLEVE. Catalogue Nos. 1936 to 2195 inclusive. 


FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 267TH 


AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES, beginning promptly at 2.30 
o'clock. ANTIQUE JAPANESE AND EUROPEAN ARMS AND AR- 
MOR. Catalogue Nos. 2196 to 2490 inclusive. 


SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 27ru 


AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES, beginning promptly at 2,30 
o'clock, SUMPTUOUS ANTIQUE CHINESE AND JAPANESE COS- 
TUMES AND PALACE HANGINGS, ANTIQUE CHINESE CARPETS, 
ART FURNITURE AND MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS. Catalogue Nos. 
2492 to 2724 inclusive. 


CONDITIONS OF SALE 


1. The highest Bidder to be the Buyer, and if any dispute arise 
between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be immedi- 
ately put up again and re-sold. 


2. The Auctioneer reserves the right to reject any bid which is 
merely a nominal or fractional advance, and therefore, in his judg- 
ment, likely to affect the Sale injuriously. 


3. The Purchasers to give their names and addresses, and to pay 
down a cash deposit, or the whole of the Purchase-money, if required, 
in default of which the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put 
up again and re-sold. 


4. The Lots to be taken away at the Buyer’s Expense and Risk: 
within twenty-four hours from the conclusion of the Sale, and the 
remainder of the Purchase-money to be absolutely paid, or othernise 
settled for to the satisfaction of the Auctioneer, on or before delivery; 
in default of which the undersigned mill not hold themselves responsible 
if the lots be lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed, but they mill be left 
at the sole risk of the Purchaser. 


5. While the undersigned will not hold themselves responsible for 
the correctness of the description, genuineness, or authenticity of, or 
any fault or defect in, any Lot, and make no Warranty whatever, they 
will, upon receiving previous to date of Sale trustworthy expert opinion 
in writing that any Painting or other Work of Art is not what it is 
represented to be, use every effort on their part to furnish proof to the 
contrary; failing in which, the object or objects in question will be 
sold subject to the declaration of the aforesaid expert, he being liable 
to the Owner or Owners thereof, for damage or injury occasioned 
thereby. 


6. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the settle- 
ment of the Purchases, no Lot can, on any account, be removed during 


the Sale. 


7%. Upon failure to comply mith the above conditions, the money 
deposited in part payment shall be forfeited; all Lots uncleared within 
one day from conclusion of Sale shall be re-sold by public or private 
sale, without further notice, and the deficiency (if any) attending such 
re-sale shall be made good by the defaulter at this Sale, together with 
all charges attending the same. This Condition is without prejudice 
to the right of the Auctioneer to enforce the contract made at this Sale. 
without such re-sale, if he thinks fit. 

8. The undersigned are in no manner connected mith the business of 
the cartage or packing and shipping of purchases, and although they 
will afford to purchasers every facility for employing careful carriers 
and packers, they will not hold themselves responsible for the acts and 
charges of the parties engaged for such services. 


Tun AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, Manacezs 
THOMAS E. KIRBY, AvcrioneEr. 


A AKE, eee 


Game 
Game 


- BOUGHTON, Grorce Henry, R. AS 


— 


FS Si A Bit of Blue and White 


BOUGUEREAU, Wiitam Avo.pne, 


The Pet Bird 


BRETON, Emme ADELARD, 
Landscape 


Chace oe ore Meat 


_ CATALOGUE 
NUMBERS ~ 


59 


64 


80 


33 


43 


42 


69 


45 


BROZIK, VacsLAV VON, 
The Uncle’s Visit 


BRUCK-LAJOS, Louts, 
The Young Savoyard 


CAFFERTY, James H., N.A., 
A Roundhead 


CASANOVA y ESTORACH, Antonio, 


The Connoisseur 


CHARLEMONT, Evovarp, 
Out for a Walk 


CHURCH, Frepericx E., N.A., 
Morning in the Tropics 


CLAYS, Pavut JEan, 
On the Zuyder Zee 


COROT, Jean Baptiste CAMILLE, 
Ville d@ Avray—Morning 


DEFREGGER, Franz von, 


A Bavarian Pedagogue 
A Bavarian Peasant 


DEGAS, Himarre Germain Enpecarp, 
The Dancers. 


DE NEUVILLE, ALPHONSE M., 


A Soldier 

A Corporal of Infantry 
A French Soldier 

The Sergeant Major 
The Attack 

Officers Reconnoitring 


DE PENNE, Cuarues O1ivier, 
A Group of Dogs 
Black and Tan Hounds 


are _ 


CATALOGUE 
NUMBERS 


DETAILLE, J. B. Epovarp, 
The General Guide 19 
Camp Scene 25 

‘ DIAZ, Narcisse Vircitez, 
Flora, . 84 


DOMINGO, José, 


The Reconnoissance 5 


DUPRAY, Henn Louis, 


Grand Mancuvres 22 
An Accident at the Manceuvres 29 


DUPRE, Juries. 


Landscape 28 
GAUBAULT, A., 

Plans 56 

Despatches 57 


GELIBERT, JuLES BERTRAND, 
At the Rendezvous 19 


GIFFORD, Sanrorp R., N.A., 

Italian Landscape 3 
GRUTZNER, Epvano, 

Trio in the Monastery 83 


HAGELSTEIN, Paut, 
The Little Flower Girl 65 


HAMMAN, Enovanp, 
Hesitation 39 


HEILBUTH, F ERDINAND, 
Contemplation. 70 


HERZOG, Hermany, 
A Mountain Stream and Mill 82 


ISRAELS, Joszr, 
The eFSIDR Tide 


JOHN STONE, H. J., 


On the River Goulborn, Victoria, Australia 
A Backwater of the River Murray, South 


Australia 52 
A Backwater of the River Murray, South shew . a 
Australia OR se 
KNAUS, Lupwic, aes 
Child’s Head . a Te 
Girl’s Head 14 b8as: 
The Chimney Sweep 26 


KNIGHT, Danrex Ripeway, 


Haying Time—Scene near Poissy: the country ‘ 
seat of Meissonier 60. : 
KOWALSKI, Atrrep von Wienrvsz, é 
On the Road to the Hunt. 3 5 62 


'LAGYE, Vicror, 

The Historiographer . 48 
LAMBINET, Emre, 

Landscape ) 63 


LEYENDECKER, Pavt, 
An Old Roman ; 20 


MAX, Gasriet, 
Raising of Jairus’ Daughter 58 


MERLE, Hvucvues, 


Mother and Child fe 
The First Lesson 10 


MICAS, Mute. Jeanne, 
Sheep in the Highlands 35 


CATALOGUE 


SERRE 
78 
61 
17 
55 
47 
16 
Divers 
a1 
. ¥ 44 
5 RO he EAU, Parecrer Ty. - Ca 
: ‘The Heron and the Snail : 13 
:; -The Cock and the Je 74 
7 eet. FERDINAND, 
ef cae The Standard Bearer 67 
_ SCHREYER, Avot, 7 
ra ; Bulgarian Smugglers — : 75 
TROYON, ConsTANT, 7 
| Sheep at Pasture 30 
Jae Oak and Cattle aires aU) 
UNKNOWN, . 
Dogs and Game fide 


VERNET, ANTOINE Cuartes Horace (called Carte), 
A Roman Triumph | 86 


VOLTZ, rane 


Boree Time. © 


| WAHLBERG, eMee 
eMai an: on the Fiord 


“WALKER, J. Nee Me es eee 
The Outposts ; a ae 7 dee 


WEEKS, Epwin Lorp, ie 
5 A Halt at the Foti - 


ip 


‘¥ ao JANUARY 19rx, 1906 


No. 1 


= BENJAMIN BLAKE 
Qi a ¥ - 
a oy ENGLISH 
—1830 


aL Pac 


is BRACE of ducks, a string of onions and ' large hare 
oe hang from a beam in a larder or kitchen just above a 
= heavy wooden table, on which stands an earthen jug and 
a drinking cup. The group is in a strong light, relieved 
against the sober gray tones of the interior. On the left 
is a latticed window showing foliage through the leaded 
ieegiass, y 


Shea at the lower right, B. Buiaxr, 1829. 
Height, 8 inches; length, 10 inches. 


>" 


BENJAMIN BLAKE 
ENGLISH 
—1830 


GAME ff £3 


A LARGE gray heron, a brace of quail and a wood duck 
are arranged together with two bottles on a carved oak 
table. In the background under a stone arch. is a niche with 
flasks and various other objects. 


Signed at the lower right, B. Buaxe, 1829. 
Height, 7% inches; length, 10 inches. 


No. 3 


SANFORD R. GIFFORD, N.A. 
AMERICAN ~* 


ae Q. ‘ 7 


ITALIAN LANDSCAPE 


Tus is a wide view over the Roman Campagna, with a 
lofty, rugged elevation on the left crowned with the towers 
and roofs of a large town. On the right in the immediate 
foreground is a sunlit path, winding between two rows of 
trees, with a group of peasant women in gay costumes. 
The sun, near the horizon, shines full upon the landseape, © 
the strong light reflected in a. sinuous stream in the fore- 
ground and veiling the distance in a soft, warm haze. 


Signed at the lower right, S. R. Grrrorp, ’69. 
Height, 7 inches; length, 13 inches. 


OUT FOR A WALK - L C3 


No. 4 


EDOUARD CHARLEMONT 
FRENCH 
1848— 


A DoutcH gentleman dressed in full black costume of the 
early seventeenth century, with short ample cloak and 
broad-brimmed hat, black silk breeches and stockings, is 
just about to leave his residence for his daily promenade. 
Behind him is a red-painted wooden staircase, winding up 
to the left, and on the right the panels of a partly opened 
door. 


Signed at the lower right, E. CuHartemont, 1881. 
Height, 7% inches; width, 4% inches. 


No. 5 6 ¢ 


JOSE DOMINGO 
SPANISH 
1843— 


THE RECONNOISSANCE of, Ie Yale 
A LITTLE incident of one of the Napoleonic canfpaigns. A 


general mounted on a sturdy white horse, and followed by 
two officers of his staff, is riding over a rough rolling coun- 
try. Beyond the group is a line of grass-covered hills, with 
a suggestion here and there of a battle in progress. 'The 
sky is covered with white clouds, mingling with the smoke 
from the guns. 


Signed at the lower right, Domrnco, Paris, 1880. 
Height, 4% inches; length, 10 inches. 


From Durann-Rvtt, Paris, 1881. 


| 


i 


ia anaIN a oe Ae Carer ahaa (Fg ty 1M pcre RS A, oe Se A Ci WED) ge Cle aay Amr ee ae ere ee a 


No. 6 


ce ‘ JEHAN GEORGES VIBERT 
FRENCH 
1840—1904 9 Pe tharin 
\ “THE VALET DE CHAMBRE 


.A SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY house-servant in a rich livery of — 
velvet, with a leather jerkin and broad ruff, stands at the 
foot of a staircase holding an earthen ewer and basin. On 
the right is a pilaster with painted decorations, and on the 
left a group of still life arranged on a tabouret under a 
striped curtain. 


Signed at the lower right, J. G. Vinert, 1870. 
Height, 5 inches; width, 3% inches. 


NOs: 


6 « HUGUES MERLE 
FRENCH 


ee Deena 
td 


MOTHER=AND CHILD 


A youne mother, suckling an infant a few months old, is 
seated facing the spectator. She clasps, in both arms, the 
naked child, and gazes at it with a rapt expression of moth- 
erly love. Her white chemise has partly fallen from her 
shoulders, disclosing a shapely neck and bust. The lower 
part of her figure is draped in a blue petticoat and yellow 
overskirt. The little group is relieved against a warm gray 
background. 


ue 
Nee 


Signed at the left, HMrrte, 1865. 
Height, 9% inches; width, 74% inches. 


No. 8 


a —— 


———— —— — 
. RAMS WEY pees entaetaee aR ere Tae oie 
P ave 1 = Ni ns it 
a p- 5 ee we 


CHARLES OLIVIER DE PENNE I D- 
FRENCH 


| 1831—1897 A | 
. +°* 
A GROUP OF DOGS dw eal to. 
Four sporting dogs, three of them spotted black, white 
and gray, are grouped together on a bit of rough ground 
in an open landscape, all intent on some interesting action 
or watching an object near at hand. The group is in full 
sunlight and in strong contrast of light and shade. In the 
distance on the right is a line of arid hills which form the 
horizon, and on the left behind the dogs is a straggling 


clump of bushes. 


Signed at the lower right, Dz PENNE. 
Height, 9 inches; length, 13 inches. 


From M. Bernuetm, Paris, 1881. 


| Fai 
No. 9 p ft 
JOSE BENLLIURE 3+ 
- SPANISH 
1858— 


*s.*THE SWASHBUCKLER x 4 ls : 

_A ROYSTERING man-at-arms in a seventeenth-century cos- 
tume, with buff coat, riding boots and broad gray hat, 
| stands with legs wide apart, as if he might possibly have 
H dined too well, holding a pipe in his left hand and support- 
| ing his right hand on his hip. A blue silk sash is knotted 
around his chest, and a bandolier hangs under the right 
arm. Behind him is the arched entrance to a courtyard, and, 
on the right, a carved stone doorway with an iron-studded 


door. 


Signed at the lower left, J. Benuirore. 
Height, 8 inches; width, 5 inches. 


From Martrx Cotnacui, London, 1881. 


>’ 


No. 10 


HUGUES MERLE 
FRENCH 
1823—1881 


THE frst ‘LESSON kK). O Mlle 


A youne girl, in peasant dress of blue bodice over a white 
chemise and wine-colored petticoat, holds in her lap her 
little baby brother, to whom she is endeavoring to teach his 
letters from a crumpled book. The child evidently resents 
serious study, and is on the point of bursting into tears. 
In the background is a window opening, with a pot of red 
carnations. . 


Signed at the lower right, Hucurs Mere. 
Height, 9% inches; width, 7% inches. 


No. 11 


LUDWIG KNAUS 
GERMAN 
1829— 


CHILD’S HEAD Thue : 


~~ 
A HALF life-size study of the head of a child of five or six 
years of age. The face is framed by a mass of curly brown 
hair. Around the neck is a full linen ruffle, contrasting with 
the tones of the flesh and the green of a silk frock. The 
head is seen in three-quarters view, slightly inclined to the 
left, and the brown eyes look straight out of the picture. 
The background is a simple tone of warm brown. 


Signed at the upper right, L. Knaus. 
Height, 10% inches; width, 8 inches. 


From Honratu & Von Barrie, Berlin, 1881. 


No. 12 F 00> 


ANTONIO CASANOVA Y ESTORACH 


SPANISH { ; 
ee. ee Cont S* 
a? <a, ontemporar £ { 2 
> ois] Cotte & 


eal . 8 baat’ 

: . jut 
THE CONNOISSEUR 4.8 ; 6 bu 
AN old Capuchin monk, in ragged Pe tnente: is eG. on 


a sherry cask in a wine cellar in a very jolly frame of mind. 
He holds a quaint decanter with a long spout, from which 
he skilfully directs a thin stream of wine into his open 
mouth. Hngaged in this pleasant diversion he has quite 
forgotten that the open spigot is filling to overflowing a 
second decanter beneath the wine cask. 


Signed at the lower left, Awro Casanova y Estoracu, Paris, 1881. 
Height, 10% inches; width, 81% inches. 
From M. Kwnorepter & Co., New York, 1881. 


UK. 358t 


No. 138 

HILAIRE GERMAIN EDGARD DEGAS 5 
FRENCH 
1834— 


THE DANCERS | 
oS , Pastel 1 oon (Sa 


Ture ballet girls, in richly colored dresses, and with their 
hair hanging down their backs, stand in the wings of a 
theatre preparatory to making their entrance. The back- 
ground represents the twisted forms of trees and moun- 
tain scenery. 
Signed at the lower left, Dreas. 
Height, 11 inches; width, 10 inches. - 


From Arnot & Tripp, Paris, 1881. 


No. 14 


LUDWIG KNAUS 
GERMAN 


. = BS e 1829— ve ap i 
GIRL’S HEAD © aie ] | 
i 


. " . Tuts is a*Study of a vivacious young girl in the costume of 
the eighteenth century. The head is in three-quarters view, ; 
and turned over the left shoulder, which is seen in profile 
She wears a striped brocade Watteau gown, with a narrow 
ruff around the throat and a wine-colored ribbon in her 
wavy brown hair. The background is a graded tone of 


gray. 


Signed at the lower left, L. Knaus, 1881, 
Height, 11 inches; width, 9 inches. 


From S. P. Avery, New York, 1881. 


go0° : No. 15 eg 
- ALPHONSE M. DE NEUVIT;L “4 
FRENCH Bi: 
a 85 mn eal 
A SOLDIER aw tnd Pot, VE 


A srupy of a young inf ae yman Ae on his rifle and L 
holding a cigarette in his left hand. He is seen in three- 
quarters view, his back turned toward the spectator, dis- 
playing his miscellaneous burden of a blanket roll, cooking 
kettle, water bottle, haversack and ammunition pouch. 


Signed at the lower left, A. pe Neuvitte, 1878. 
eee iil 
Height, 11% inches; width, 6% inches. 


From M. Bernuetm, Paris, 1881. 


No. 16 


BNI LEON RICHET | 5 
Pet non FRENCH 4) 


a 


NEAR FONTAINEBLEAU di UC 2. 


A Group of trees in the middle distance, surrounding ar 
roofed cottage, is the chief feature of the composition. On 

“the left is seen in the distance a village and a line of low 
hills beyond. A country road winds out of the flat meadow 
in the foreground, which is entirely in shadow. A strong 
gleam of sunlight touches the cottage, the meadow and a 
pool in the middle distance, near which is seated the figure 
of a peasant woman. 


Signed at the lower left, L. Ricuer, °72. 
Height, 12% inches; length, 18 inches. 
From M. Knorpter & Co., New York, 1881. 


MK. 3531 


No. 17 | io 
| f LO 
CARL THEODOR VON PILOTY i. 
GERMAN 
1826—1886 


AAD Y READING 7 PLEe’ a (2, 


A FULL-LENGTH figure of a young patrician lady, in six- 

teenth-century costume of white, embroidered in gold. She 

has sought the seclusion of a shady nook in the garden to 

read a favorite book of poems, which she holds in her right 

hand. Her long fair hair, brushed back over the ears, falls 

loosely over her shoulders, and in her extended left hand 
_ she holds a crimson carnation. 


Signed at the lower left, C. Pizory. 
a Height, 11% inches; width, 6% inches. 


183 * 1885 
A* oF INFANTRY 


No. 18 : 


ALPHONSE M. DE NEUVILLE 
FRENCH © “on 


A FULL-LENGTH figure of a hirsute soldier, who, judging 
from his two medals and the service stripes on his arm, 
has experienced at least two campaigns. He is dressed in © 
a shako with red, white and blue pompon, a blue double- 
breasted greatcoat with red epaulettes, loose red trousers 
and linen gaiters. He carries his chassepot at right shoul- 
der shift, and stands at ease, resting his weight on his right 
leg. 

Signed at the lower left, A. p—E Neruvitie, 1877. 

_ Height, 12 inches; width, 8 inches. 
From Arnow & Tripp, Paris, 1881. 


es Pete 
No. 19 


JEAN BAPTISTE EDOUARD DETAILLE 
i se FRENCH 


Nw 
Cadet dye 


~ THE GENERAL GUIDE sist ye 


AA RED-BEARDED sapper in dark blue and black uniform, 
with clumsy knapsack piled high with kettle and tent poles, 
stands in profile, holding his musket upside down in the 
attitude of present arms. He is evidently acting as guide 
for the manceuvres of a large detachment of infantry 
which is seen approaching from a distance. 

Signed at the lower left, E. Drevattix, 1875. 

Height, 10% inches; width, 5% inches. 
From M. Knoepter & Co., New York, 1881. 


No. 20 


GERMAN 


a Contemporary 


PAUL LEYENDECKER | YO oe 


“535-.8'\ * 
AN OLD ROMAN Vie je Ce 


A PATRICIAN gentleman of ancient Ronie, dressed in a ric 
tunic of soft gray material and an ample blue toga with ii 
colored border, stands in an attitude of contemplation on fi 
the Street of Tombs, apparently in mournful meditation 
suggested by a funereal urn standing on a tomb near by. i 
In the distance are various mausoleums under a rank of tall ii 
cypresses, and the figure of a mourning woman in purple i 
mantle is seen leaning on a marble sarcophagus, on which 
she has placed an earthen jar with the ashes of the one she ; 
mourns. The sky, against which the figure of the man, is in 
strong relief, is covered with a luminous haze which casts i 
shadows towards the foreground. 


Signed at the lower left, Pavut Leyenpvecxen, 1879. 
Height, 131% inches; width, 10 inches. \ 
| 


te | 
No. 21 a2 


JAMES H. CAFFERTY, N.A. : 
* AMERICAN v3 
1819—1869 
A ROUNDHEAD ne ah) 


Ons of Cromwell’s devout followers is seated, apparentfy 
in a church, with head uncovered, holding a Bible in both 
hands, which he is engaged in reading with close attention. 
He wears a leather-colored jerkin and a polished steel 
breastplate. His gray hair is closely cut, and his mustache 
and beard are trimmed a la Van Dyke. 


Signed at the lower right, JACAFFERTY, 1868. 
Height, 12 inches; width, 9% imches. 


aw 


No. 22 


HENRI LOUIS DUPRAY 
FRENCH 


1841— | < : » 
GRAND MANG:UVRES Waly Phaeee if: 


THE commanding general of the French army, accom- 


panied by his staff and the various military attachés from ae 
other countries, is standing in an open field by a country = 


roadside, conversing with the officers. On the right an aide 
gallops up with a report on the movements of the troops. 
On the left a few persons are assembled in the roadway, 


‘and in the distance, among the trees and wooded hills, are 


seen here and there puffs of smoke, showing that a mock 
battle is in progress. The Oe. is nearly covered with soft 
gray clouds. 

Signed at the lower left, H. Dupray, 1881. 


oa 


Height, 12 inches; length, 18 inches. 
From Arnotp & Tripp, Paris, 1881. 


No. 238 


C. WALTER VERSCHUUR 
DUTCH 


1812—A874 A. 
STABLE INTERIOW Cr: : 


A DRIVER has brought in a pair of horses for rest and fod- 
der. One of them, a sturdy black animal, quietly stands at 
the rack, but the other one, white with black legs, tail and 
mane, has not lost its high spirits, and is rearing and pran- 
cing in spite of the efforts of the driver. On the right is a 
boy with a donkey. A few hens seek their food here and 
there on the stable floor, and on the upper left is a window 
opening in the wall, through which is seen a small area of 
sunlit sky and branches of trees. 


Signed at the lower right, C. W. Verscuuur, Ft. 
Height, 13% inches; length, 18% inches. 


ar 


|" uso 4 
ma yh. FY 
5 

’ 


7 itp fn pas FRENCH 


‘A FRENCH SOLDIER 


A FULL-LENGTH study of a Frenc AA Letne in full 
_ face, holding his musket with its long sabre bayonet in the 


No. 24 


ALPHONSE M. DE NEUVILLE 
Ss al FRENCH 


1836—1885 DD 
he es ee 


crook of his left arm while he is engaged in lighting his 


short clay pipe. He is dressed in a loose blue greatcoat with 
red epaulettes, full red trousers, linen gaiters, and wears © 
_ his somewhat battered kepi jauntily on the back of his 


head. On the ground beside him is his knapsack and his 
haversack partly open, oe a cut loaf of coarse brown 
bread. . 


Signed at the lower left, A. pp Nevuvii1e, 1876. 
Height, 12 inches; width, 8% inches. 
From M. Bernuetm, Paris, 1881. 


JEAN BAPTISTE EDOUARD DETAILLE 


1848— 
GAMP SCENE )\\ Anny I 


Tuis illustrates a little instance of camp life oftén seen in 
any army in the field. A camp barber is engaged in remov- 
ing the stubble from the chin of a young subaltern, while 
his companion, half seated on a military chest close by, en- 
livens the tedium of the operation by his conversation. In 
the foreground are various metal utensils and a cartridge 
box. In the distance is a mass of men engaged in various 
occupations of camp life. 

Signed at the lower left, Epovarp DetaiL1E, 8bre, 1876. 

Height, 13% inches; width, 10% inches. 
From M. Knoentrr & Co., New York, 1881. 


300 


oe oe, 


- 


(en 3 q 
ou “ya 1829— 2 z Q va a 4 


ee ee 


No. 26 


oe _. ~LUDWIG KNAUS © 


me GERMAN 


THE CHIMNEY SWEEP 


A YOUNG chimney sweep, evidently elated a nace fin- 
ished a difficult job, is hurrying along the street bearing 
the various implements of his calling, brushes, rods, rough | 
branches and the like. His head is swathed with black cloths, 
and his ragged costume is, naturally, the color of soot. The 
background is a rough plaster wall, and on the left is an 
overturned basket filled with straw and chaff. 


Signed at the lower right, L. Kwaus, 1880. 
Height, 164% inches; width, 12 inches. — 
From M. Knorvurr & Co., New York, 1882. © 


MK AGS 


No. 27 


CHARLES OLIVIER DE PENNE | 
FRENCH 


1831—1897 th. (pe. a 


BLACK AND TAN HOUNDS 


In the foreground is a group of four bloodhounds, three 
standing up and one lying down. In the full sunlight be- 
hind them is a group of trees and bushes with dense foli- 
age, growing out of a low bank covered with weeds and 
flowers, and on the right beyond, in the distance, is a sunlit 
meadow bounded by irregular clusters of trees. 


Signed at the lower left, Dr Penne. 
) Height, 16 inches; width, 11% inches. 


No. 28 
VASULES DUPRE 


FRENCH * { ey ¥) U 


* 1812—1889 
LANDSCAPE St 


On the left is a group of stately trees rising out of the 
sedgy low shore of a large pool of water, which extends 
across the foreground to the right. A few cattle are drink- 
ing in the middle distance, and beyond them is a level sun- 
lit meadow with a hillside and clumps of trees beyond. The 
sky is filled with turbulent rolling clouds, strongly illumi- 
- nated by sunlight. . 
Signed at the lower left, Jures Durrk. 


Height, 13 pe cl length, 19% inches. 
From Arvotp & Ria tex: Pari 18, 1881. 


No. 29 


HENRI LOUIS DUPRAY: 
FRENCH 
“Praa Prveee'V/ enter 
AN ACCIDENT AT THE Pngeee Vag 
_ Iw the foreground is a group of officers and cavalrymen 
alted for a moment on account of a loose shoe on the hind 
foot of pe, of the horses: The farrier and an orderly are 
engaged in this operation, havi ing deposited their helmets 
and accoutrements on the grass, and one of them holds the 
horse’s foot in his hand while the other stands ready to f 
fasten the nails. On the left of the group is a stream bor- 
dered with pollard willows, and on the right, extending f 
even to the extreme distance where all forms are lost in the | 
summer haze, are large masses of cavalrymen apparently 
executing field manoeuvres. The sky is partly covered with 


eumuli. 


Signed at the lower left, H. Durray, 1881. 
Height, 12% inches; length, 18 inches. 


From Arnot & Tripp, Paris, 1881. 


“ 
* > 


de yale Pr CONSTANT TROYON 
qr 


7 FRENCH 
oo 


1810-—$865 


a | ak SSM , eae 
J SHEEP AT PASTURE 7 er 4 


In the foreground is a ewe and a half-grown lamb stand- 
ing in full sunlight in a pasture. Beyond, in the middle dis- 
tance, are seen other sheep resting in the pasture. 


Signed at the lower left, C. Troyon. 
Height, 134% inches; length, 18 inches. 
From M. Knoeprrer & Co., New York, 1882. 


MEH OW 


am | e _ No. 31 


a 
Me, ile ot Wile 


be cE ites 
FRANZ VON DEFREGGER 


er GERMAN 4 
STE Pee V2 fe 
A BAVARIAN PEDAGOGUE 


A LIFE-SIZE study of a Bavarian type of pedagogue. Ba 
face is in three-quarters view, the eyes wide open and 
turned to the left. He wears a black silk smoking cap and 
high stock, and holds in the corner of his mouth the orna- 
mented stem of a long pipe. The face, with the exception 
of a gray mustache, is clean shaven, and from beneath the 
closely fitting cap are straggling locks of gray hair. 


Signed at the upper left, F. Drrreccrr, 81. 
Height, 16 inches; width, 13 inches. © 


No. 82 


si a aie 
ia a *® JOSEF ISRAELS od of 
Ee a\al Bx DUTCH | 
in a. 1824— | 


: a oN ) 
id THE RISING -TIDE™ boy rw 
A YOUNG peasant boy, carrying his little sister pick/- 
back, is wading in the shallow water along a flat be 
his trousers are rolled up high on his thighs, and the water 
reaches almost to his knees. The light falls strongly upon 
the figures from the zenith, diffused somewhat by thin 
clouds which cover the sky, and the shadows are full of 
warm reflections. Beyond the group is seen a wide expanse 
of the North Sea, with a suggestion of lazily tumbling 
waves, and in the far distance on the left is a single fishing- 
boat, half lost in the summer mist which hangs over the 
water. 


Signed at the lower left, Joser Israrts. 
Height, 16% inches; width, 11% inches. 

- From M. Kwnoepirr & Co., New York, 1882. j 
| 
} 


y.K 4038 
No. 33 ; 


& 


Q. BECKER 


{| 
\ ; GERMAN : ¢- 
SORT ONS: _ €ontem “e A | a") 


S39 
. a 


OLD WOMAN’S HE 


A srupy, nearly life-size, of an old woman's head, in three- 

quarters view to the left. The face is framed by the soft 

fur trimming of a black cap and a green mantle, which is | 
thrown around her shoulders. She has an earring in the 

lobe of her ear, and wears a tightly buttoned black jacket, 

with a standing white collar. 


Signed at the middle right, (Becker. 
Height, 15 inches; width, 1114 inches. 
From S. P. Avery, New York, 1882. 


fae a ere 
yt 
Q: % oe } 
Y: 4 \« No. 34 
a a 
wv NARCISSE VIRGILE DIAZ ae Bic. PENA 


aM J 4 FRENCH 


1807—1876 
<Y  FLQRA wise 
2 de ey HR SSaless, holding in her l@t arm a bunch of 


flowers and in her raised right hand a delicate eee ee 
walking over a flower-strewn meadow in the soft glow of 
the afternoon light. Her loosely girdled tunic half falls 
from her shoulders and is fastened high upon the right 
thigh by a golden brooch. A scarf of a delicate blue is 
thrown around her arms and shoulders, and, with the folds 
of her tunic, lightly flutters as she walks. 


Signed at the lower right, N. Diaz, ’64. 
Height, 17% inches; width, 9 inches. — 
From M. Kwnoepiter & Co., New York, 1882. 


MA \.. Aud 
No. 385 


a ad 
3 MLLE. JEANNE MICAS 


/ ‘ 
5» ) a (ee FRENCH 


Be Lh (> Y a q 


| SHEEP IN THEY HIGHLANDS 


On a high gr assy plateau, where here and there flat ledges 
of rock appear among the verdure, a flock of black and 
white sheep, with half-grown lambs, is drowsily resting in 
the sunlight. In the middle distance the plateau abruptly 
terminates in a horizontal line, and beyond is seen a rank 
of distant hills, with a sky nearly covered by gray clouds. 


Signed at the lower left, JEANNE Micas, 1880. 
Height, 19 inches; length, 26 inches. 
From M. Kwnorprer & Co., New York, 1882. 


MK Hed 


aes Cet No. 36 a 
. w 


co \s J. A. WALKER r | 7 Ov 


FRENCH 


_ Contemporary 
THE OUTPOSTS vA Ly ipa 
PH a y 


Two videttes are stationed at the extrerfyfe edge’of a wood, 
where they have tethered their two horses to a stake. Both . 


soldiers are dismounted, and one is seated on a low bank, | 
near a small fire, in the immediate foreground, a picture : 
of patient misery. Beyond the horses stands the second sol- 
dier, attentively watching the murky distance. The ground , 
is covered with snow, and the cloudy sky threatens a snow- | 
storm. | 
Signed at the lower left, J. A. WALKER. | 
Height, 19 inches; length, 25% inches. 

From M. Knoeprer & Co., New York, 1881. 


mek 26ées a. : 
No. 37 id 0 


0° | 
JEAN BAPTISTE CAMILLE COROT | { Me 
FRENCH | 


1796—1874 
ne tl, 


VILLE .D’AVRAY—MORNING 


‘On the left, growing from the low bank of a broad sheet 
‘of water, is a large clump of willows and birches, and 
nearby a man is poling his skiff into deep water. In the dis- 
tance is seen a level tract of country, with here and there 
houses and trees which form the low horizon. The broad 
expanse of sky is covered with soft thin clouds, diffusing 
the strong sunlight over the whole landscape. 

Signed at the lower left, Coror. 

Height, 161% inches; length, 20% inches. 
From the Jonn Wotre Correction, New York, April 6, 1882. 
ees FU KS ~ 


ee 


* yale : No. 38 EO ‘ 7 


<2 a oor 


ALPHONSE M. DE NEUVILLE 
FRENCH | yo, 7 


* 1836—1885 | bet Ae a 
Ti STE MAJOR Sia ae 


A DETACHMENT of infantry has halted on a turn in a rough 
road near low hills, apparently waiting for orders. In the 


foreground stands a sturdy young sergeant major, lean-. 


ing on a stick, and nervously playing with the tassel of 
his sword hilt. Beyond, and along the roadside, the men 
lounge and sit, and two officers on horseback talk earnestly 
of the situation. In the distance is a row of low hills cov- © 
ered with cultivated fields, and above a soft-toned sky ae 
gesting early autumn. 

Signed at the lower right, A. pe Nevvii1e, 1882. 

. Re Heighf, 20 inches; width, 16 inches. 
From M. Knorprer & Co., New York, 1882. 


MK 28of 
| No. 39 


EDOUARD HAMMAN 
BELGIAN 


; — é (> 
HESITATION : f 


A young lady in early eighteenth-century costume of blue — 
shot silk bodice and overskirt, pale satin petticoat and full - 
loose sleeves, and a short black silk cape with hood over her 
shoulders, stands with her hand on the knob of a door, hesi- 
tating whether she shall enter or not. The figure is relieved 
against a tapestry background. 


Signed at the lower right, Ep. Hamman. 
Height, 20 inches; width, 12 inches. 


- FR Shh 


CONSTANT TROYON — — 
FRENCH 
1810—1865 


LANDSCAPE AND curr Werredler 


THIs is a view across a broad, shallow stream in a pleasant 


farming country. On either side of the foreground are 
clumps of bushes growing on steep sandy banks, and be- 


tween them is a rippling stream, in which two cows are 
drinking. A short distance beyond a peasant walks along 
the shore, apparently to join two companions still farther 
away. A line of moderate-sized hills forms the horizon, and 
above is a summer sky with the light concentrated on a low 
line of cumuli. 

Signed at the lower left, C. Troyon. 

Height, 18 inches; width, 15 inches. 


From H. Brame, Paris, 1881. 
: ef MTA 


5 
No. 41 . = ‘ 
« ¥ , 
Ags ERANZ-VON DEFREGGER "> 
“GERMAN i 
1835— 


A BAVARIAN PEASANT 


A LIFE-SIZE study of the head of an old Bavarian farmer, 
wearing a broad felt hat turned up at the side, a collarless 
black coat, scarlet waistcoat and black silk stock around a 


narrow white collar. The face is in three-quarters view to 


the right, with the eyes turned slightly to the left. A mass 
of iron-gray hair falls nearly to his shoulders, and a sparse 
mustache and beard partly cover the lower part of the face. 


Signed at the upper left, F. Derreccrr, ’81. 
Height, 21% inches; width, 15% inches. 


> 


No. 40 A Waa, 


saab 
“to 
yt f 


* A HALE-LENGTH figure of a comely Dutch maiden, seated 


- covered with a gray haze, and in the horizon are seen the 


a | , 
jeu? "2 fn eee Hor 


oe 


No. 42 

GEORGE HENRY BOUGHTON, RA. 
AMERICAN 7am N eee f 
1834—1905 

pac BELO BLUE AND WHITE 


in the stern of a market boat. She wears an elaborate lace 
cap fastened with gold pins, a blue and white figured 
jacket, a deep blue kerchief and an olive-green apron with 
bib. Her left hand is supported on a huge umbrella with 
malacea stick and ivory head. A few cabbages lie on the 
thwart beside her, and other market boats are seen in 
the distance, each with its load of vegetables. The sky is 


scattered houses of a village, a line of beach and distant 


meadows. 
Signed at the lower left, G. H. Boucuton. 
Height, 18 inches; width, 13 inches. 
From M. Knorptrer & Co., New York, 1882. 


No. 43 
xX C. BISSCHOP 


GRACE BEFORE MEAT 

AN old Dutch peasant woman and her daughter, about to 
share their frugal evening meal, are seated at a table coy- 
ered with a white cloth. The old lady clasps her hands and 
bows her head, while the young woman, who has appar- 
ently just finished reading from the Bible, is engaged in 
cutting the bread in a pewter dish. In the foreground on 
the right is an elaborately painted cradle. The effect of the 
light is strong and concentrated, accentuating the head and 
shoulders of the girl and bringing into high relief the head 
and hands of the mother, and sharply touching here and 


there the various objects in the picture. 


Signed at the lower right, Bisscnop. 
Height, 21 inches; length, 264 inches. 
From M. Kwnoeprer & Co., New York, 1882. 


NM. K Zoe S. 


: “ fe 44 
MARTIN RICO 
SPANISH 


CAP. MARTIN, MENTONE 


~~ 


A priEasant beach partly covered with verdure sweeps 
around from the foreground to the left in the middle dis- 
tance at the foot of a wooded hillside, dotted with villas 
and pleasant gardens. On the right in the foreground is 
_a trestle work supporting a pathway and a rustic shelter 
under a group of trees. A few washerwomen are engaged 
in their task near a sandy bank, a donkey feeds nearby, and 
the landscape is enlivened here and there by figures of 


women and children. The wide expanse of sky is cloudless. 


Signed at the lower right, Rico. 
Height, 161% inches; length, 28 inches. 
From M. Knoeptrer & Co., New York, 1881. 


M. k 3550- 
No. 45 


FRENCH 


5 tepaporay 
LANDSCAPE ; ic ip 


THE motive is taken from one of the picturefque valleys in 
the Ardennes. From under a lofty and steep hill in the dis- 
tance a small, shallow stream flows down to the left fore- 
ground. In the middle distance a rough country road 
crosses the stream over a stone-arched bridge, where a flock 
of sheep is gathered on their way to the fold. On the left, 
in the foreground, a rough, wooded hillside rises out of the 
picture, and on the right, across the valley, a few slender 
trees with sparse foliage rise against a distant hill and the 
sky. The time is early evening, and the sky is flooded with 
warm light from the sun, which is apparently below the 


horizon. 


Signed at the lower right, Eure Breron. 
Height, 19 inches; width, 15 inches. 


GO thas 


Fa 
EMILE ADELARD BRETON | 47 


() 6 


kt 


\ 


PRS QY 4 '1836—1885 .¥ 


Sa ® 


Pus 


\ 

al \s* . a 
ALPHONSE M. DE NEUVILLE 
; FRENCH 


No. 46 


THE cece ye di Kartell y 


A TRUMPETER of hussars, blowing a call, is dashing along 
at a gallop on a spirited black horse, his sabre and water 
bottle tossing in the air. Behind him rides a young officer 
with upraised sword, evidently having just given the order — 
for the bugle call. On the left are the figures of cavalrymen 
engaged in close conflict with the enemy. The group is 
strongly relieved against a sky covered with gray clouds, 
with the smoke of battle driving along the horizon. 


Signed at the lower right, A. p—E NEvvitix, 1880. an the 1S 
“By pe FF: 
Height, 2% inches ;-dengbhedd2 inches. 


From M. Kworptrr & Co., New York, 1882. 
; ott hae se 
1K 3691, HM 
No. 47 


4 


WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS 
AMERICAN 
1833—1905 | 


A BIT OF JERSEY COAST’ d.- y ae 


Water Color 


A BROAD expanse of the ocean covered with long lines of 
waves, which, as they reach the shallow beach, break into 
masses of foam. On the left the water laps the flat beach in 
long wavy lines, and shore birds hover about in search of 
food. On the right, in a passage of light along the horizon, 
are two or three sailing-vessels. The broad expanse of sky 
is completely covered with masses of summer clouds. 


Signed at the lower right, Wm. T. Ricwarps, 1881. 
Height, 22 inches; length, 36 inches. 
From S. P. Avery, New York, 1881. ; 


No. 48 


te 32> Contemporary (P é 


THE HISTORIOGRAPHER ae 
SEATED at a large Gothic desk in a room of the sam§ pe- 


riod is a young woman in the quaint costume of the time, 
with laced sleeves and bodice, and a tulle headdress. She 
_is engaged in attentively examining manuscripts which are 
scattered over the desk and on the floor. In the background 
is a hooded fireplace, various shelves with books, a tall buf- 
fet with cupboard doors, and pewter platters. 


Signed in the lower middle; V. Lacyx, YX 1870. 
Height, 22 inches; width, 21 inches. 


No. 49 


I‘RIEDRICH VOLTZ 
GERMAN 
1817—1886 


. - 
HARVEST. TIME 5 4 uaterh 
THE evening of a pleasant day in harvest time, find the 


farmers are driving their cattle home and carrying to their 
barns great loads of grain. In the foreground a large herd 
of cattle stops to drink at a shallow brook, crossed by a 
footbridge, on which stands a peasant woman carrying a 
basket on her head, with a small child by her side. On the 
left a clump of oak trees rises out of the picture, and on 
the right is an extent of sunlit country with a busy harvest 
scene and a roadside shrine. 


— 


Signed at the lower right, Friepr. Vourz, 1881. 
Height, 18 inches; length, 44 inches. 
From Wimmer & Co., Munich, 1881. 


| 4 
§ 0 
VICTOR LAGYE ? 
: BELGIAN 


a 


H. J. JOHNSTONE 


ENGLISH Paiain ” 
fie 


% Contemporary 


ON ‘THE: RIVER GOULBORN, 
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA 


Own the left of the composition a wide and quiet river 
sweeps around a point, and is lost in the extreme distance. 
In the foreground on the right is a tangled mass of trees 
rising from a low, stony shore, where a few naked natives 
bathe in the tepid water. The dense jungle which covers the 
river banks and the atmospheric effect suggest a moist, 
hot climate. 


Signed at the lower right, H. J. JoHnsrone. 


From the Artist. 
Height, 23% inches; length, 36 inches. 


No. 51 


LEON RICHET 
FRENCH 


Contemporary Yr. tL . 
LANDSCAPE q 


A sanpy path leads from the distance past a small pool in 
an open glade, to the foreground, under scattered clumps 
of sturdy trees. The strong sunlight from the right flecks 
the rough trunks here and there, illuminates the figure of 
a peasant woman on the path, touches the autumn foliage 
in the middle distance and accentuates the grass and trees 
beyond. The foreground is in shadow, as well as the upper 
parts of the trees which rise on the right and left of the 
foreground. 


Signed at the lower left, Lton Ricuet, 1881. 
Height, 23 inches; length, 311% inches. 


No. 52 ff s 
H. J. JOHNSTONE ye d 0 
ENGLISH - 
we Contemporary 
yy BACKWATER OF THE ne 
MURRAY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 
ON the left is an irregular river bank, covered with a dense 
. -and tangled jungle, never disturbed by the touch of civil- 
ized man. In the foreground on the right, and extending 
partly across the foreground, is a shallow, quiet river, 
_ which extends to the extreme distance, where it curves 
around between two tree-covered points. Water lilies, 
weeds and fallen branches break the surface of the water 
in the foreground, and the tree forms along the bank, to- 
gether with the warm-tinted clouds of a sunset sky, are 


reflected in innumerable ripples. 


Signed at the lower left, H. J. Jounstrone. 
Height, 23% inches; length, 36 inches. 


From the Artist. 


rrr No. 53 Rel 
ALPHONSE M. DE NEUVILL We é 


| 8 win FRENCH | Vs 4 
| 1836—1885 ', i a Ay iy 
OFFICERS. RECONNOITRING (“ x 


*.. .« Two officers of Hussars, with their orderlies, have r ae 
to an advanced position to observe the movements of the 
enemy, and, leaving their horses in charge of the men, are 
earnestly studying the distance from the summit of a small 
knoll. In the immediate foreground a young orderly 
stands, with sabre in his left hand, holding in his right 
the bridles of a mottled gray horse and a brown one, the 
latter only partly visible behind the first. On the right a 
second soldier, still mounted, holds his companion’s animal. 
The horizon is formed by a line of low, broken hills, and 
the bare trunks of slender trees rise against a sky which 


is accentuated by flecks of light from the setting sun. 


Signed at the lower left, A. bE Nevuvitte, 1882. 
Height, 18 inches; length, 24% inches. 


From M. Kwnoepter & Co., New York, 1882. 


MK 3¢04. 


2) o/ Ne _ ALFRED WAHLBERG 


No. 54 
une 


SWEDISH KO 
1834— 4 


MOONLIGHT ON THE FIORD 


From the left foreground a picturesque water front ex- 
tends in perspective to the distance on the right. Fisher- 
men’s cottages, a rude plank walk, fish houses and similar 
structures occupy every yard of the shore. The moon 
breaks through the clouds near the zenith, and is reflected 
in the rippling waters of the harbor in a broad band of 
light, which extends out of the picture in the foreground. 
The sky is partly covered with large masses of vapor. 


Signed at the lower right, Arr. Wan perc, 1882. 
Height, 25% inches; length, 39. inches. 
From M. Knoepter & Co., New York, 1882. 


Rt 


No. 55 
of 9 9 my é 


A: THEODULE RIBOT 
FRENCH Uy) 4y 
1823—1891 : =e 
THE GUNMAKER’S APPRENTICE 


A WORKMAN in his shirt sleeves, with bare arms, holds to 
his mouth an old muzzle-loading flintlock pistol, appar- 
ently blowing down it to see if the vent is clear. The light 
falls upon the figure strongly from the upper left, throw- 
ing into prominence the head, the right arm and the shoul- 
der. The background is a deep tone of brown. 


Signed at the lower right, Riot. 
Height, 28% inches; width, 23 inches. 


From Duranv-Rvet, Paris, 1881. 


~oo ia 


Lal - 


No. 56 


A. GAUBAULT 
‘ FRENCH 


% ‘ a «» . * Contemporary 

fe Plans’ — Fae: 

; In the foreground, on a rough field covered with stones 

and stubble, are two officers engaged in examining a large 
_plan or a map of the country. They have dismounted from 

their horses, which are held by orderlies, and behind them, 
_ Just mounting the hill, is a small escort with an officer. On 

the left there is a wide view over a valley where a large 

encampment is seen on a low elevation, partly surrounded 

by irregular sheets of water. The lower part of the sky is 

entirely covered by clouds, and a few spots of blue show 

towards the zenith. | 


' Signed on the lower right, A. GAUBAULT. 


Height, 25% inches; length, 32 inches. 
From M. Bernueim, Paris, 1881. 


No. -57 | 


A. GAUBAULT 4 


a 

FRENCH l 4. S \ 
Contemporary hi 

DESPATCHES Panne’ Trnvete % | 


he hy 


. d&. MOUNTED offer has just received at the hands of 
Chasseur d’ Afrique, who has dismounted from his tired 
steed, a despatch of some importance, and is earnestly con- 
versing with the messenger. Behind the group stands a de- 
tachment of infantry, dusty from a long march, and in the 
extreme distance on the lef't, under a cloudless sky, is a 
rough hillside, crowned with a fortress around which a 
battle is raging. The motive is apparently taken from the 
Algerian campaign. 
Signed on the lower left, A. GAUBAULT. 


Height, 25% inches; length, 32 inches. 
From M. Bernueim, Paris, 1881. 


Gontens ‘ a 
STILL LIFE es VE Lnrnw-an— 


GABRIEL MAX 


AUSTRIAN 2 i 
= ~ _ 1840— c 
RAISING OF JAIRUS’ DAUGHT¢R — “-| 


In the foreground, swathed in her grave-clothes, is the 

figure of the young girl extended on a rude couch. She is 

partly raised to a seated position by the Saviour, who, 

bending over her, clasps both her extended hands in his. 

The foreground, with the figure and its accessories, is in a 

strong effect of light, and in vivid contrast with the gloom 

of the background, in which the figure of the Saviour is 

dimly but suggestively visible. High on the wall to the 

right, over the bier, three flickering lamps send their faint 
glow upon an archway and a few simple objects. 


Signed at the lower right, Gas. Max, 1881. 
Height, 27% inches; length, 34 inches. 
From Wimmer & Co., Munich, 1881. 


No. 59 


L. ADAM-KUNZ 
‘5 GERMAN 


‘ 


A cut watermelon, a pomegranate, walnuts and flowers, 
a half-opened basket filled with grapes, a silver ewer, a 
branch of grapevine with leaves and fruit, are arranged _ 
on a marble table in a strong effect of ight. On the left a 
piece of purple drapery, on which are a few walnuts, falls 5 
over the moulded edge of the marble slab. The background } 
is a rough wall, with a projecting cornice. 4 

Signed at the left, L. Apam-Kunz. - 

Height, 26% inches; length, 40% inches. 
From Wimmer & Co., Munich, 1881. 


le v . : yet ; : | ' : 
. < No. 60 ft Q_008 


DANIEL RIDGWAY KNIGHT 


sot. AMERICAN 
1€ al 1850— ) be. Lao 


HAYING TIME — SCEN NEAR POISSY: 
THE COUNTRY SEAT OF MEISSONIER 


_ Four sturdy peasant girls, dressed in coarse garments, 
have been cutting with sickles the rank herbage in a field, 
and are resting from their labors before carrying their 
burdens to the distant village. The freshly cut grass is 
gathered in large bundles for convenient handling. A 
ploughman, seated on his horse, pauses in the road, beyond 
the group, to talk with one of the girls. On the right, in 
the distance, is a view over a wide expanse of flat country. 


_ The sky is filled with soft summer clouds. 

Signed at the lower right, D. Rweway Kynicut, Paris, 1881. 
Height, 27% inches; length, 36 inches. 
From M. Kwnorprer & Co., New York, 1881. 


i4 3649 


No. 61 4 4 
JOHN E. C. PETERSON \"| 
AMERICAN 


é . Bia 
hes ay . 
; r a ” 5 


we 1839—1874 
U. S. FRIGATE MONONGAHELA 7 6 
On the left, near the foreground, the well-known frigate, 
under topsails and spanker and jib, is steaming along in 
a light air through a summer sea. She is apparently about 
to take a pilot aboard, for a small boat, filled with dark- 
skinned natives, is just crossing her bow with the intention 
of boarding her. On the horizon are seen the lofty pinnacles 
of an immense crag in the warm haze of the southern sky, 
and on the left is a second frigate, with sails clewed up, 


steaming along quietly in the wake of the first one. 


Signed at the lower right, Joun E. C. Pererson, 1869. 
Height, 28 inches; length, 40 inches. 


waa Pa il > aA a ia eho a ee ee ee 
i is : ; : oe 


ae 


\ a 
| 


| | 


(24 (# age “No. 62 
Pops 
| 


amr? 


ALFRED VON WIERUSZ KOWALSKI tee 
POLIS 
Xs 1849 


ON THE ROAD TO THE HUNT 


In the foreground, at the fork of a very muddy road, 
stands a rude wagon drawn by three horses, and sur- 
rounded by sporting dogs coupled together and attached 
to the vehicle. A stolid old gentleman, with gun and pipe, 
and his favorite dog beside him, sits snugly in the straw 
and hay with which the wagon is filled. Beyond, on the 
right, his companion is seeking refreshment at a roadside — 
inn. In the distance are several thatched cottages and a 
line of low trees beyond a rough, rolling country. The sky 
is covered with dark gray clouds, with here and -there a 


reflection from the morning sun. 
Signed at the lower right, Atrrep v. WieRusz Kowatsk1. 
Height, 281% inches; length, 47 inches. 
From M. Knoepier & Co., New York, 1881. Ca a 


A7-K 39h, 
No. 63 


EMILE LAMBINET 
FRENCH re 
1815—1878 Srrthe. 

LANDSCAPE . 

A TYPICAL view of a pleasant French river. On the right 
is a steep, verdure-covered bank, sloping to a muddy shore, 
where is moored a rough fishing-boat near a rude pier, 
on which are seen three peasants, one with a fishing pole. 
Across the river a rank of poplars.and other trees sur- 
rounds and shades large farm buildings, and to the right, 
rising high against a luminous sky, is a densely wooded 
hill. The sun is high in the heavens, and the light is con- 
centrated on a brilliant cloud at the top of the picture to 


the right. 


Signed at the lower left, Eire LamBINeET, 1875. 
Height, 29 inches; length, 51 inches. 


——— 


Die sen ate ane ae. oe ead Pte OTe ea 
x wy ih " Ae > 2 


| 14/8 


4 


penne . : i 


No. 64 "ys ; Ad a 
PROFESSOR ALBERT BAUR | (6 AX 


GERMAN 


NN ae ee a ia & ‘ 


A ROMAN BANQUET 


Tux festival of Bacchus is being celebrated in a Roman 


house, and grouped around the master, who is crowned 
with vine leaves, are musicians and attendants. The lord of 


the feast holds in his lap a golden bowl, into which an 


African slave is pouring wine from a slender amphora. 
Nearby are a youth and maiden decked with the emblems 
of Bacchus, and on the left attendants are bringing viands 


for the feast. On the right through an opening, where a 


slave draws aside the curtain, is seen the triclinium, where 


various revellers are feasting and drinking. 
Signed at the lower right, Ars. Baur. 
Height, 29, inches; length, 47 inches. 
From M. Knoreptrr & Co., New York, 1882. } 


7h SESS 
No. 65 
-¥* _ PAUL HAGELSTEIN OY ae! 
! | GERMAN pore 


Contemporary 7) é S Moori- 


THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL 


Near the entrance of a theatre, presumably in Paris, 
stands a barefooted little girl in a ragged dress, her shoul- 
ders enveloped in a shawl and her head in a white kerchief. 


She holds on her left hip a basket of flowers, partly cov- 


ered by a towel, and in her extended right hand a small 
bouquet, which she offers to the passer-by. A strong flood 
of sunlight brings the figure into contrast against the 
rough wall. Behind her are seen various playbills pasted 


one above the other. 


Signed at the lower left, Paut HaGEtste£in. 
Height, 29% inches; width, 22 inches. 


ae 


i ee Ml ne cl nals Won eS oe ee oe ee ee 
- St By 


oS gh , a 
No. 66 AME 


t- ee | 
| g LOUIS BRUCK-LAJOS 


HUNGARIA 


THE YOUNG SAVOYARD 


A srupy, nearly life-size, of a roguish-looking young 
Savoyard in well-worn costume consisting of a sheepskin 
jacket over velveteen coat and breeches, and a black — 
steeple-crowned, feather-trimmed hat, which partly shades — 
his roguish face. In his left hand he holds a half-eaten 
apple, and his right arm rests upon a basket of the same 
fruit. In the background is a clump of trees against the 
summer sky. 


Signed at the lower left, Briicx-Lagos. 
Height, 30 inches; width, 23 inches. 
From M. Kwnoepter & Co., New York, 1882. 


M.K 7G - 
No. 67 


ey 


FERDINAND ROYBET 


FRENCH 
1840— NA: 66 3 


THE STANDARD BEARER 


_ A RICHLY dressed standard bearer, of the time of Louis 


Quatorze, stands holding in his right hand his broad felt 
hat, and in his left a richly embroidered standard. He is 
dressed in a white brocaded doublet, girdled with a yellow 
sash, striped blue breeches, jack boots. Around his neck is 
a deep ruff, and across his shoulders a broad embroidered 
band. In the background are various characteristic objects 
of the time, and in the immediate foreground a few play- 


ing cards are strewn upon the stone floor. 
Signed at the lower left, F. Royser. 
Height, 30 inches; width, 20 inches. 
From Arnorp & Trirp, Paris, 1881. 


No. 68 


FREDERICK E. CHURCH, N.A. | 5 he 
AMERICAN 
Bae 1900 


SS pix ™~ a V4 Z rl 


. MORNING IN THE TROPICS 


_ EXTENDING across the foreground and sloping up to the 
left is a grassy bank covered with rich vegetation and 
crowned by a dense mass of tropical trees. Beyond, and ex- 
_ tending across the picture to the right, is a placid sheet of 
_ water with a pleasant wooded island. The lake is bounded 
on the farther shore by a series of terraced, irregular hills 
extending to a mountain range in the far distance. The sun 
has just risen above a bank of thin clouds, and is brilliantly 
reflected on the waves of the lake, sending a warm glow 
over the entire landscape. 


Signed at the lower middle, F. E. Cuprcu, 1872. 
Height, 30 inches; length, 38% inches. 


a 


WILLIAM ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU 


FRENCH 
wt 1825—1905 


THE PET BIRD (4.42 2 U3 ek, 


A HALF-LENGTH figure of a fair-haired young girl, who 
leans on a table, holding her pet bullfinch perched on the 
forefinger of her left hand. She is dressed in a blue silk 
gown with low bodice and a diaphanous muslin blouse, tied 
at the wrists with black ribbons. The background is the 
wall of a decorated room. 


No. 69 " : 5 50 


Signed at the left, W. Bovucurrrau, 1867. 
Tleight, 32 inches; width, 26 inches. 


‘ 4 ve = 
a  B ~ + 
~- = 4 


‘CONTEMPLATION 


Ea ee A eee Pe Pe eee Pee ee 


No. 70 


FERDINAND. HEILBUTH 
GERMAN 


REcuINineG on the bank of a placid stream a fashionably 
dressed young lady contemplatively gazes at the water. 
The figure is foreshortened and mostly hidden behind the 
declivity of the bank, so that only the upper part shows. 
On the left a stately clump of trees forms a prominent 
feature in the composition, and beyond, in the extreme dis- 
tance, a wooded hill suggests a pleasant farming country. 
The scene is lighted by a soft diffused light from the sky, 
covered with thin soft summer clouds. 
Signed at the lower left, f e1LBurE. 


Height, 361% inches; width, 22 inches. 
From Arnow & Tripp, Paris, 1881. 


erkks No. 71 
3 ; 
&@ ¥ LEON RICHET 
q Bits é FRENCH 


Contem > 
| A GN 


AT: THE WELL ¥ 


Two young peasant women, in coarse garments and 
wooden shoes, are drawing water at a well. One of them is 
pouring water from a metal bucket into an earthen jar; the 
other, seated on the stone curb, is waiting her turn, Behind 
the figures is part of a masonry structure protecting the 
well, and trees and foliage. On the right is a glimpse of a 
sunlit wheat-field. | 


Signed at the lower right, Lton Ricuet, 1881. 
Height, 35 inches; width, 26 inches. 


From M. Knorptrr & Co., New York, 1882. 


AQK 3442. 


1826 ie 2 hr 


EDWIN LORD WEEKS 
® : Siar AMERICAN 


RR a Ad, 
_ A HALT AT THE FOUNTAIN 


In the foreground near a street fountain are two camels, 
one with a rider who raises a glazed earthen jar of water 
to his lips. Standing near are two richly dressed natives, 
and beyond them a third stoops over to draw water from 
a fountain. An elaborately carved wooden arch and cor- 
nice, in Moorish style, dominates the group and casts a 
deep shadow over the location where the fountain stands. 
Two storks, with their nest, are seen on the coping of a 
rough wall which extends across the picture to the right. 


NGA ke 


Signed at the lower right, KE. L. Wrrxs, 1881. 
Height, 39% inches; width, 25 inches, 


re ee 
4 . : P 7 eal a , 


_ From Duranv-RveEt, Paris, 1881. 


No. 73 


ae * PHILIPPE ROUSSEAU £ d. 
i FRENCH f C 


1816—1887 


THE HERON ANIV THE SNAIL 


A LARGE gray heron, painted the size of life, stands on a 
muddy shore, holding with one foot a snail shell, which the 
immense bird is about to attack with its long, pointed beak, 
illustrating the well-known fable. The background is a 
broad extent of marshy country, with a sombre sunset sky. 


Signed at the lower right, Pu. Rousseau. 
Height, 38 inches; width, 30 inches, 


From Arnotp & Tripp, Paris, 1851. 


se ys oie al Pee Pee ) be Fr a 2 
RTiewe a ae ee te) eee ren oe 

oS a Pe en gt cn) ae - ie 
- 2 . 5 ‘ 


A MAGNIFICENT specimen of a game-cock, with brilliant 


No. 74 


PHILIPPE ROUSSEAU 
FRENCH 
e/!, 1816-1667 


ae 


THE COCK *AND THE EARL 


plumage, ruddy comb and wattles and iridescent tail 
feathers, holds in his beak a pearl which he has just taken 
from an oyster shell, which is half concealed in a pile of 
straw at the foot of a rough wooden fence. The bird is 
lighted by a flash of sunlight, which brings the rich colors 
of his plumage into strong contrast against the gray of 
the earth, the deep tones of the fence and the cloudy sky 
beyond. e, 


Signed at the lower left, Px. RoussEav. 
Ieight, 374% inches; width, 30 Ke 
‘From Arnow & peor Paris, 1881. 


No. 75 


ADOLF SCHREYER 
GERMA 


vated ley an 


BULGARIAN SMUGGLERS 


On a rough rocky eminence .a*band of Bulgarian smug- 
glers, with their shaggy, unkempt horses, have halted on 
one of their unlawful excursions. A strong gale is blow- 
ing, and the horses are huddled together for shelter, while 
two of the smugglers are seated on the rocks nearby, in 
attitudes of patient expectation. On the right of the scene, 
beyond a pony scrambling breathlessly to the summit, is a- 
view over a sunlit plain, with a dimly seen collection of 
buildings, evidently the first frontier town. | 


Signed at the lower right, Ap. Scureyer. 
Height, 33% inches; length, 55 inches. 
From Wititam Scruraus, New York, 1681. 


ALBERT BIERSTADT 


AMERI 
ae \ CAN 


—areN re =. | _ 1830—1902 O . 
_ SIERRA NEVADA a b. reba. 


THE motive of this picture is taken from the range of 
mountains, near the Pacific Slope, which was the artist’s 
favorite field of study. In the foreground is a sloping bank 
with wigwams and Indians, and beyond, a placid sheet of 
water, surrounded by lofty cliffs. Still farther away im- 

_ mense crags, with snow-fields and glaciers, rise high among 
_ the clouds. 


ea en 


Signed at the lower right, ABrerstapt, *7}. 


en 
hp a pent " 
, i , ; 


= Height, 36 inches; length, 54 inches. 


po 
No. 77 


UNKNOWN = 


) A* pocs. AND GAME Ta: 


A serrer and a pointer are keeping guard over a pile 
dead game at the foot of a boulder on a rough hillside. 
Pheasants, partridges, a hare, and a game bag filled with 
other birds, are piled together in ‘confusion in the fore- 
ground, and close at hand and behind them sit the two 
dogs, apparently watching the approaching of their mas- 
ter. The dogs and birds are natural size. In the upper left- 
hand corner is a glimpse of landscape with trees in full 


autumn foliage. 
Height, 35 inches; length, 59 inches. 


PO Oe ee Oe ee ee beet ee ae 
> 2 Bee ir . 4 ih ame . Pt a > * 


50 No. 78 

. no MIHALY oa 
; HUNGARIAN 

1846—1903 pelown 


THE LAST HOURS OF 
CONDEMNED MAN 


SEATED at a rude table in a strong dungeon is a Hun- 
garian peasant, his legs shackled together with a heavy 
chain, with clenched hands and lowered head, contemplat- “Sa 
ing his fate. The table, on which two lighted candles are 
placed, is spread with a white cloth, and beyond, in the 
gloom of the interior, stands a soldier with musket and — 
bayonet. In the foreground on the right is a torn book, 
carelessly thrown upon the floor, and on the left a rough 
copper dish partly filled with food. . 


Signed at the lower left, Munxacsy, M. 
; Height, 31 inches; length, 39% inches. 
From S. P. Avery, New York, 1881. nas 


‘ No. 79 


JULES BERTRAND GELIBERT 


O U f FRENCH 


ae ac 


pM bs od RENDEZVOUS 


Four couple of hunting dogs are tethered to a tree near 
the guns and game bags of a hunting party, which have 
been deposited on a rock by a woodland path. In the back- 
ground is a tangle of tree trunks and bushes, and a nar- 
raw strip of sky, broken by branches and foliage, extends 
across the top of the picture. The foreground is in shade 
and the dogs in a strong effect of sunlight. 


Signed at the lower left, Jutrs Gévisert, 1881. 


Height, 3714, inches; length, 49 inches. 
From Messrs. Gouri, Paris, 1881. n 


No. 80 


KARL LUDWIG FRIEDRICH BECKER 
GERMAN 7 
1820— / 


ye ee 


A HALF-LENGTH, life-sized figure ¢ a dark-haired, blue- 
eyed maiden, holding with her left hand an inlaid and or- 
namented Greek harp, the strings of which she touches 
with the fingers of her right hand. A gold-bordered tunic. 
is girdled to her waist by a golden strophion, and an em- 
broidered blue mantle is draped over her left shoulder and 
arm. A wreath of laurel leaves crowns her mass of rich 

- brown hair. A double necklace of gold coins and a large ° 
brooch on either shoulder are the only ornaments she wears. 
The background is a graded tone of warm brown, and on 
. the right side is a variegated marble column on a white 


marble base. 
Signed at the lower left, K. Becker, 1881. 
Height, 43% inches; width, 301% inches. 


/ 
|e 
| 

? 

& 

e 
1g 
! 


No. 81 


BELGIAN 


S035 DD - 


ON THE ZUYDER he 


On the left is a group of three bluff-bowed Dutch freigh 
boats, and on the right, near a low shore, are similar craft 
in the middle distance. In the near foreground fishermen 
in a clumsy boat are casting a seine. It is a calm summer 
day, and the tones of the sky, the brilliant hues of the sails 
and the dark masses of the boat hulls are accurately re- 
| flected in the smooth waters. The horizon is a low strip of 
land, broken here and there by a distant sail, and a lofty 


sky full of soft clouds overhangs the landscape. 
Signed at the lower right, P. J. Crays. 
Height, 30 inches; length, 53 inches. 
From Arnot & Trip, Paris, 1881. 


* PAUL JEAN CLAYS : 7 is 0 0 


No. 82 


HERMANN HERZOG 


GERM io 
1832 /) ae & 


MOUNTAIN STREAM “AND MILL 


A NARROW, winding mountain torrent dashes down to the 
right foreground through rocky banks. On the left is a 

rude mill, with overshot wheel, and beyond it, among the 
trees, are cottages standing on the river bank. In the im- 
mediate foreground is a fisherman and a peasant woman 
with a child. A lofty sky is partly covered by immense 
masses of cumuli. | 


Signed at the lower left, H. Herzoc, 1866. 
Height, 43 inches; width, 37 inches. 


No. 83 
& 
EDUARD GRUTZNER 
GERMAN : 
1846— - , 


TRIO IN THE MONASTERY 


A rIcH interior of @Dominican monastery, in which are 
assembled several monks in their characteristic robes. Three 
of them are engaged in playing from a musical score, sup- 
ported on a carved lectern, while the others listen with 
absorbed interest. The group is strongly lighted from a 
leaded window on the left. The background is a panelled 
wall, with a carved frieze, two cupboard doors with orna- 
mental iron work, a shelf with books and other objects, a 
map and a painted decoration. . 
Signed at the lower right, Enuarp Grutzner, 1881. 


Height, 40 inches; width, 364 inches. 


From K. A. Furriscomann, Munich, 1881. ' 


( age No. 84 
(ee 
VACSLAV VON BROZIK 4% 00 
AUSTRIAN ; 
1852—1901 ; 


In the rich interior of a seventeenth-century pansion is 
assembled a family to welcome the visit of a favored and 
_ apparently wealthy relative. The visitor, in a complete suit 
of red velvet, sits near a table in earnest conversation with 
the mother, while the father and the children listen atten- 
tively. A maiden in a white satin gown brings in a salver 
with a rich flask of wine and a silver cup. In the back- 
ground are richly carved cabinets and a tapestry-draped 
canopy bed. 


THE UNCLE’S VISIT (RC a 


Signed at the lower right, \Brozix. 
Height, 37 inches; length, 55 inches. 
From M. Kwnorepiter & Co., New York, 1882. c A {) # 


RIK ae3te 
No. 85 


H. J. JOHNSTONE 
ENGLISH 
Contemporary SP . 


A BACKWATER OF THE RIVER 
MURRAY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 


PaRTLy covering the foreground and extending to the ex- 
treme distance is a quiet strip of water reflecting a trop- 
ical, cloudless sky and the trunks and foliage of the trees 
along its low banks. In the foreground immense trees, 
showing great age, extend out of the top of the picture, 
and on the right bushmen are engaged in preparing a meal 
in the shelter of a rude hut. 


Signed at the lower right, H. J. Jounsrone, 1881. 


Height, 48 inches; length, 72 inches. 
From the Artisv. 


all ; Ei 7, Hes is 
ed No. 86 ea 
4 ad e- . Be be 


ut ANTOINE CHARLES HORACE VERNET | 
: (Called CARLE) ef 
FRENCH 


ae) 0. > ZA 


A ROMAN TRIUMPH 


THE composition represents the triumph decreed to the 
Roman General Paulus Aemilius after his successful cam- 
paign in Macedonia. A long procession, headed by the 
victorious legionaries guarding the spoils taken from the — 
conquered and bearing the military insignia of the Mace- 
donian leaders, is passing along the Via Sacra through 
monumental arches to the broad approach to the Capitol. 
On the extreme right of the picture, which contains hun- 
dreds of figures, is the General himself, in gorgeous robes, 
seated on a throne on the platform of a golden chariot, — 
decked in the insignia of Jupiter CApitolinus, and with 
the figure of a winged Victory holding a wreath of laurel 
above his head. The chariot is drawn by four prancing 
white horses, and followed by a crowd of the vanquished, — 
among them Perseus in mourning robes, who is preceded 
by his daughter and two sons. Dancing girls, musicians, 
horsemen and foot soldiers complete the procession. In the 
background is a range of hills crowned with stately edi- 
fices, chief among them the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus, 
with its grand approach of a hundred steps. 

This important picture was found in Kurope by Mr. 
Bishop some fifteen years ago. Although it was in bad > 
condition, the subject unrecognizable and the painter un- 
known, he purchased it and brought it to this country. The 
remarkable qualities of the painting were disclosed after 
the canvas was restretched and cleaned, and the discovery 
of the artist’s signature established its identity as the chef- 
d’ceuvre of Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, commonly 


hh a lai 


3 , ae 
ae f ‘ = 
are ~ x , > F iv ~ sagt tt it aces a 
or © ee een Sh r 7 . Pia 9 ¢ a 
; tee oy ees “ A ual is ne 
i ia alc nt Jace salen a Sn A i A PI Ea i LI A PO IE BOE ILL. LH 


_ ¢alled Carle Vernet, the son and pupil of Joseph Vernet. 
The picture is dated 1789, which is the date of Carle Ver- 
net’s election to the French Academy in recognition of the 
superior merits shown in his painting of “The Triumph 
of Paulus Aemilius.” A study of the composition shows 
that the artist endeavored to epitomize the events of the 
=a three days of triumph, one of the most notable events of 
___ the kind in the history of Rome, and the only triumph in 
which its dignity was not marred by the display of booty 
_ which the soldiers had been permitted to loot from the 
enemy without restriction or hindrance. The works of 
art, weapons and insignia brought to Rome by Paulus 

__ Aemilius were appropriated for the use of the nation and 
not for private aggrandizement. It will be observed in the 
picture that the army is represented only by a sufficient 

- number of soldiers to guard the rich works of art and to 
carry the captured armor and standards. The hero of the 
triumph himself bears the eagle-crowned sceptre and 
“wears the laurel wreath which are the recognized insignia 
of Jupiter Capitolinus. Immediately behind the chariot 
are the two sons and the daughter of Perseus, escorted by 
various chiefs and attendants, and followed closely by the 
conquered king himself in mourning robes, herded in the 
crowd like a common captive. The character of the com- 
position, briefly suggested above, no less than the unusual 
importance of the picture and the extraordinary qualities 
of execution, establishes its identity beyond reasonable 
doubt. Further, no other painting by the artist, illustrat- 
ing this or a similar subject, is known to exist. 


Signed at the lower left, Carte Verner, 1789, 
Height, 50 inches; length, 171 inches. 


Se ey 


GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | fils MGRaS Gey sind a We Naa 


} ‘ FE 


i ‘ } r sy + NO f ’ Lies 7 $ 5 f \ 
: Z ey. q' i hy J sae Nee bic 
? y es zs 7 >» i . Y 4 at + by y 

MU be SR Mg 


33125 01662 9046. ne Ene Se ORE RD 


[6 He as ae Pe ace are Z, pay Ky 
Bony ¥ AE # be “ 


‘s 


Seen 
Bteos 


ae 


ae: 
sore 
ie 


~ 
ret 


